Bills sign PK Carpenter

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The SportsXchange•September 3, 2013

Veteran kicker Dan Carpenter signed with the Buffalo Bills, who lost rookie kicker Dustin Hopkins to a groin injury during practice on Monday. Carpenter, who had been released by the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets since Aug. 16, was supposed to be in Cleveland for a tryout on Tuesday. He has been on four rosters in the past three weeks. The 27-year-old Carpenter is 127 of 155 for his career on field-goal attempts. His career long is 60 yards.